I was on Cymbalta for 5 years and it just stopped working. I like my Cymbalta and had very little side effects with it for many years but all of a sudden I started getting headaches and anxiety, sleeping all day and missing days at a time from work. They have switched me to Cypralex now and I am quite concerned it won't do as much for me. It has only been a few days so I cannot determine the effects quite yet, except that I have the shakes really bad. I have relocated across the country so I am not seeing my normal Dr. whcih also makes my nervous. From what I gather Cyprolex is like Lexapro in the states, so I am hoping for some feed back on the side effects and effectiveness. I was on Paxcil for a few years before the Cymbalta and I hated that! I felt phony and uncomfprtable in my own skin.I am afraid of feeling that way again. Not pleasant. Any input is appreciated.
I know it's late to post, but did you ever try cymbalta. There's nothing special about it, in fact, I'm going to ask my doc for lexapro, I think he'll give it to me, I can always go elsewhere if he doesn't. Hopefully he will.
You're right about Wellbutrin. It can be more stimulating for some people. Maybe you can start on a very small dose to help with your depression. Ask you Dr about trying the lowest dose first to see how well you do on it.
I hope they come up with a good solution for you. It's so frustrating trying to find the right one. Fortunately, when I first had anxiety, I only had a few months of "hell" to go through before finding Lexapro. Now I'm going on a year and I feel like it's a battle that will never end. Are you taking anything now? Wellbutrin is a drug that can be used by itself, or supplemented with another SSRI. The only drug I've had any luck with for anxiety is Lexapro. Maybe you could stay on the Wellbutrin and try another drug with it for the anxiety. A lot of people say Cymbalta is one of the worst experiences they've had, and I know everyone is affected differently, but right now I really think I want to try the Wellbutrin first.
Sorry what I meant to say is my therapist told my gp to put me on cymbalta but never did and I didn't push it as I know you can't drink when taking it and I drink wine every once in a while.
I will get on it to see.
I know how you feel I have had a bad o at drugs and they just dot seem to work for me. Wellbutrin worked amazing for depression that's it.
My psychiatrist said that Cymbalta targets both seretonin and norephinephrine, so it is generally better for treating patients who have both depression and anxiety. I'm torn, though, because I'm taking Lexapro and while I don't feel great in terms of anxiety, I am not in a constant state of anxiety, like I was a few months ago. If I start Wellbutrin, it will be in addition to the Lexapro, so I feel like the only thing I would have to lose by trying it is some bad side effects. If I switch to Cymbalta, I will likely have bad side effects (it's inevitable for me, as I have a really hard time with drugs) and wonder if I will revert back to a more constant state of anxiety if the drug doesn't work. Before I was taking Xanax almost every day just to be calm at home. Now, I usually feel decent at home, and can manage to at least do earrands without feeling horrible. The psychiatrist already called in a prescription for Cymbalta, so I feel bad about wavering, but I am wondering if I wouldn't be better off trying the Wellbutrin, since I've adjusted to the Lexapro, and then if it doesn't work, going on Cymbalta.
I have heard that Wellbutrin is more of a stimulant, and that many people with anxiety don't do that well on it. I'd be curious to find out why your GP has been reluctant to prescribe Cymbalta. I'm really torn right now.
I too Wellbutrin for around 4yrs and it worked well up until this year. I started to get panic attacks out of nowhere and my anxiety got worse. It was amazing for depression but unfortunately the anxiety was overwhelming.
I was supposed to go on the Cymbalta for Anxiety but my family GP never gave it to me so I too am wondering if that one is good for GAD. I was told that I would stop having anxiety with this one for sure, so I feel that I should explore that option as well.